David L. Boren Awards for International Study

National Security, Language, and Culture

Boren Scholarships and Fellowships provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to add an important international and language component to their educations. We focus on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study that are critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad.

For more information about Boren Scholarships or Fellowships, click on the links to the right. If you are ready to apply, click apply now. If you want to see if Boren is right for you, click on the link below.

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Application Deadlines

The application deadline for the Boren Fellowship for graduate students is January 28, 2010.   

The application deadline for the Boren Scholarship for undergraduate students is February 10, 2010.    Please see your campus representative for more information about your on-campus deadline.

The Awards Programs

Boren Scholarships

Opportunities for U.S. undergraduate students to study in world regions critical to U.S. interests.

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Boren Fellowships

Encouraging U.S. graduate students to add an important language component to their educations.

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Special Initiatives

The Boren Scholarships offer a special initiative for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) majors. The scholarships fund up to $8,000 for summer study (minimum of 8 weeks) for students majoring in the STEM fields.


All other applicants must plan to study overseas for at least a semester. STEM field majors may also apply for semester and year programs.

The Language Flagship Fellowships

Opportunities for U.S. students to achieve a superior level of fluency in languages critical to U.S. competitiveness and security.
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News

AMIDEAST Announces Honors Program in Morrocco

February 4, 2010
The AMIDEAST Honors Program in North African Studies is designed to provide students the opportunit...
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Georgetown Announces Fall 2010 Program in Turkey

February 2, 2010
Georgetown University’s McGhee Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies is pleased to announc...
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Columbia SIPA Interviews Boren Scholarship Alumnus

February 1, 2010
JP Yorro is currently a second-year dual-degree MIA and MBA student at the School of Internati...
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Events

Boren Scholarship, National Application Deadline

February 10, 2010, 11:59 pm

The national application deadline for the Boren Scholarship is Wednesday, Febru...
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